EAT WELL FOR LESS - thur bbc1 8pm

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Hope this is a new series

Let’s see if each family does the usual of no no no that’s horrible and their usual brand 😂😂😂

Anyone else watching? loving her kitchen.

The house is amazing. What do they do for a living?

Run a church

I'm sure I read this on a previous Mumsnet thread - the explanation for the multiple supermarkets is to cover all bases with the viewers.

@Fluffycloudland77 really?! The church must be doing well

Ah feck thought it was on series record so missed this week, just turned it on and its nearly over.

Yet again another family with “no idea how much they spend” - they run a church together but don’t do any household management...hmmm....

I always wonder about that as well.

Other than one picking the olives out the tagine and the teens turning their noses up at the squash and crisps the kids were again remarkably unfussy for a total change of diet.

To be fair, I know how much I spend on a main shop, but dont add up the popping to the shops to get fruit/ milk and coming out with more or the takeaways and coffees- although for us to spend \250 a week on takeaways, we would be having to get 4 or 5 a week, so we'd definately notice that! I was wondering about the church too. My Dbro belongs to an evangelical church. They are 'encouraged' to donate a percentage of their salary to the church. I'd be a bit if I did that and my pastor lived in a house like that! Unless they had high flying careers before that of course

I like a CHINESE takeaway. We have one Friday night So tonight. Costs about £25 so £100 a month and yes £1200 a year 🙀🙀🙀

But that’s our treat !!!

Nice family. Loves the cooking and dancing

And we buy ready made mash and not £2. It’s 69/1.00 depends on Asda or coop

I bought a book called the takeaway secret & it's been brilliant. Chinese food isn't that difficult to re-create at home.

Dh says my chicken tikka masala is better than the indian restaurants but he is a sensible husband so he would say that.

@Fluffycloudland77 I have that book but haven't made anything from it yet - is there anything you would recommend trying from it (other than the tikka masala obviously!)?

I like the indian stuff and the special sauce for burgers. The doner kebab is amazing, we eat it weekly all year round. I made the Chinese special curry and the chow mein, all good.

I didn't like the breakfast sausage muffins or the quarter pounder burgers.

I cook rice the way they advise and it's much better.

Thanks, will give these a go

@Fluffycloudland77 - I don't suppose it has a reliable recipe for chicken and cashew nuts in yellow bean sauce, does it? That is my all-time favourite dish from the Chinese takeaway, and none of the ones near me make it - I can't find anywhere within driving distance.

The only time I had it, in living memory, was when I was visiting my sister in Amersham - her local Chinese does a lovely version of it, but sadly they don't deliver to just outside Paisley in Renfrewshire (the bastards).

Nope, look online though. I've found allrecipes really good. I have a food allergy so I have to make things the rest of you can just buy.

Anyone know why they only put a few of the recipes online? The sweet and sour and the pancakes both looked good, but they're not there!

Who's a recipe wizz and wants to knock them up for me?!

Maybe because there's a recipe book they want you to buy? It looks quite good but I have too many recipe books

Anyone watching tonight?

Yes me. Love this programme I wonder where it went !

I mainly fancy Chris bavin tho

Hot and can Cook, whats not to Like

I need the recipe for those veggie croquettes but there's only 2 recipes online for tonight's episode.

I think poppy is the one doing the most cooking? If she's cooking decent meals for the twins, why not just make enough for her and Emma too and either keep warm in oven or reheat in micro? Slow cooker another option (need to get a new one myself for similar reasons - dd working shifts and we're not eating at same times and it's messing our appetites/diet up) can slow cook a dish in time for first person to eat and pop in low until it's finished.